The White House called out the senator on Wednesday for trying to take credit for securing funding for a “Ports-to-Plains” corridor through Texas.
Cruz is correct that he was a long-time supporter of the project, and that his efforts helped get funding for it into a subsequent piece of legislation. What he has neglected to mention, however, is that he voted against that bill.
Cornyn, who had also been fighting to get Ports-to-Plains funded, also had issues with the bill, but felt it included enough positive provisions to vote for it anyway. “Despite its flaws, despite the crazy process by which we find ourselves here voting on this $1.
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